The Creator
Episode 3
©️ Shedrach Baba
“Papa, Good morning”,
“Good morning” Moses replied not knowing the person, this was the tenth person that greeted him school that he didn’t recognize but he was apparently well known.
Kingsley, Olubo and Ugo were seated in the relaxation center, discussing about the coming SUG election, their preferred candidates till Olubo sighted Moses.
“Guys, look at our President”
“Your President, not ours”, Ugo also saw him.
“Guys, let go catch up, I have a plan”, Kingsley grinned.
“Papa”
“Papa”
Papa, Good afternoon o”
“Good morning Bro Ugo, Bro Olubo and Bro Kingsley”, Moses responded.
“Are you busy right now?”, Olubo asked.
“No, I am free, I don’t have any lectures slated for today”.
“Good, a lot of student are around, we felt we can use this opportunity to do the lord’s work, so I saw you and wanted you to join us” Olubo said righteously while Ugo and Kingsley were trying to bottle their laughter.
“Sure, I will join, Not evangelism again”, Moses screamed in his mind.
“Why did I come to school today, why am I even bothered, it is not like I am going to say a word”, Moses hoped not knowing his expectation will be cut short.”
“Hello sisters, can we have a moment, please, I promise we won’t take much of your time, we just want to share some things with you,” Kingsley stopped six ladies, who listened to him.
“Alright, the Youth president of Vista Church have something paramount to tell you, Papa Sir,” Kingsley managed to rope in Moses.
“Enipe!{What did you say}”, Moses subconsciously blurted out, Fortunately, no one heard him.
“Iru wahala ro niyin bayi {What sort of problem is this}, What will I say,” Moses was thinking of what to say.
Moses had a problem which he believed was common to most people , his mouth move faster than his brain could process things,
“What, I, I,” Moses stuttered.
“I just want to tell you, that you will die”
“God Forbid!, kinni ni epe {What is the reason for the curse”},” the ladies glared at Moses.
“No, that is not what I mean,” Moses was sweating profusely.
“I mean you will die when you live, and live when you die, but death without JESUS is living a death that you will die,”
The ladies were confused, Kingsley and his friends were also confused.
“What I am saying?!,”Moses shut up, conclude”, Moses mind was now a mess
“Just so you know, we live when we die with Jesus, I pray God help you, thank you for giving us your time,” Moses concluded.
The ladies departed.
“Papa, we would love to continue but we still have lectures,” Olubo feigned checking his wristwatch.
“Alright,” Moses was elated to hear the news, at least that would put a stop to the evangelism.
Kingsley and his cohorts left to an empty lecture room.
Olubo and Ugo could no longer control their laughter.
“Bobo yi edaju o {Guy, you are wicked o},” Kingsley was referring to Olubo.
“Don’t give our papa hypertension o,” Ugo Chuckled.
“Living a death that you will die, pure nonsense”
“I,I,I,”Olubo imitated and there was another round of laughter.
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“God, I have been praying for this particular problem for almost a year now and there has been no changes, anytime I go for evangelism I always blurt out nonsense,” Moses groaned praying.
After praying, Moses decided to meditate on a scripture, that struck a chord in his heart when read it five months back,
“is not my word like as a fire?, saith the Lord, and like a hammer that breaketh rock in pieces?”.
“Moses even though you stutter, say confusing words during evangelism, they become like hammer that pounds heart,” He started declaring.
Meanwhile, couple of weeks later, the Ladies Moses talked too kept hearing his words ringing aloud in their head, coincidentally, they all lived together in the same flat with three rooms.
“Living a death that you will die, you have been collecting money, expensive gifts from different guys, you are like an Agric fowl that is been fed but will be killed in December,”
“I can’t bear this anymore o,” One of the ladies shouted.
“Jesus I am sinking, mercy,” show me mercy, another sobbed.
“I don’t want to be an Agric fowl,”
“ Jesus alanu (Jesus show mercy)”
We all have a choice, we can choose to listen to the voice of God in our heart wanting us to repent or we can choose to ignore but we can only choose one.
Two of the ladies who hardened their heart, looked at the rest with disdain and left.
‘‘I don’t know what is wrong with, Busola and the rest, they are behaving like chickens”
‘‘Leave them be, this is going to be my last escapade, I cannot continue,”
‘‘Even you Joke, I am surprised, well,
Fortunately, you decided to follow me, when we collect our pay, you are going to be settled for life,” Salewa Encouraged.
Joke was having this uneasiness.
“Joke calm down, this is the last time”, Salewa reaffirmed.
“Please call Drex tell him we are waiting,” Joke said.
“On it,” Salewa replied.
Little did they know their time on earth is about to run out, also Moses didn’t know his words had saved about four lives.
To be continued.
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